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07-07-2010, 01:13 PM
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Recently a few forum goers have posted that they've been in touch with Blizzard phone representatives and have heard from them that Blizzard employee's real life names will actually not be appearing on the new Real ID forums (http://www.wow.com/2010/07/06/official-forum-changes-real-life-names-to-be-displayed/).
So here's what we know:
Bashiok / Drysc posted his real life name yesterday, and had his privacy violated by people posting maps to his house, his parents' names, and (potentially incorrect) cell phone numbers.
We have seen multiple reports of WoW players who have called up Blizzard's support line and spoken with representatives who've told them blues will no longer be using their real names in the new forums.
Josh, a Blizzard phone rep said that Blizzard employees (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25626460694&pageNo=1&sid=1) "cannot risk having their personal lives compromised by in-game issues."
Blizzard blue representative Rygarius locked, but did not delete nor deny, a thread on this (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25626460694&pageNo=1&sid=1#19).
WoW.com has emailed PR contacts within Blizzard for comment, and have not heard anything back.
So there you have it. It's a pretty solid rumor at this point. The known facts speak for themselves.Filed under: Rumors (http://www.wow.com/category/rumors/)
Rumor: Blizzard employee's real life names will not appear on the Real ID forums (http://www.wow.com/2010/07/07/rumor-blizzard-employees-real-life-names-will-not-appear-on-th/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Recently a few forum goers have posted that they've been in touch with Blizzard phone representatives and have heard from them that Blizzard employee's real life names will actually not be appearing on the new Real ID forums (http://www.wow.com/2010/07/06/official-forum-changes-real-life-names-to-be-displayed/).
So here's what we know:
Bashiok / Drysc posted his real life name yesterday, and had his privacy violated by people posting maps to his house, his parents' names, and (potentially incorrect) cell phone numbers.
We have seen multiple reports of WoW players who have called up Blizzard's support line and spoken with representatives who've told them blues will no longer be using their real names in the new forums.
Josh, a Blizzard phone rep said that Blizzard employees (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25626460694&pageNo=1&sid=1) "cannot risk having their personal lives compromised by in-game issues."
Blizzard blue representative Rygarius locked, but did not delete nor deny, a thread on this (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25626460694&pageNo=1&sid=1#19).
WoW.com has emailed PR contacts within Blizzard for comment, and have not heard anything back.
So there you have it. It's a pretty solid rumor at this point. The known facts speak for themselves.Filed under: Rumors (http://www.wow.com/category/rumors/)
Rumor: Blizzard employee's real life names will not appear on the Real ID forums (http://www.wow.com/2010/07/07/rumor-blizzard-employees-real-life-names-will-not-appear-on-th/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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